I have searched but have not found anything on this. These are not rugs just, skins. I would hate to poke hole in them if there is another way. A little help please.

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Originally posted by dick broussard:
I have searched but have not found anything on this. These are not rugs just, skins. I would hate to poke hole in them if there is another way. A little help please.

There are numerous ways to affix backings to the hides. Loops and such. Sewn on or glued on.
I did mine in the post below re: Limpopo time with many finish nails around the perimeter. Helps a lot to have a helper to get things the way you want and plan out very carefully how you want it to end up. Keep in mind that animals aren't flat, and your rug/hide very well will give you fits if you don't take this into account.

Depends on how much money/time you want to spend to do it. My local "above average taxidermist" said: I could work it over for you and make it flat, maybe, and we could attach a frame and loops to it, etc, you'd be looking at a large investment...or you could just carefully apply #4 or #6 finish nails and brush the hide back and forth so as nobody sees the nail heads. Finish nails did the trick. Planning how they are to fit on the wall is key. I was working backwards from the head of my Zebra, smoothing as I went, and found the starboard flank of my mare needing to be tacked into the smoke detector on my first attempt.

I've done the Zebra, an Impala, a Blue Wildebeest, and assorted jumpy rats, as well as a Springbok with finish nails on the perimeter. Work fine and they don't make much at all of holes if you pick the right nail gauge. I recommend at least one helper, a good tape measure, plotting it out on paper and on the wall in pencil, and a couple good ladders. Took me a full day to tack up my mare.

Happy Hanging Up, It's an adventure...
tom

I found that using upholstery tacks work well. You can buy them in different colors that blend with your wall color or skin.
I have done a zebra,elk, other Africa skins in this fashiom.

A flat wall is one thing, how about if a guy tries to hang the hides on the ceiling itself, (I mean, gott use all the space AVAILABLE in one's trophy room)

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Originally posted by bisonhunter1:
A flat wall is one thing, how about if a guy tries to hang the hides on the ceiling itself, (I mean, gott use all the space AVAILABLE in one's trophy room)

Then you definitely need a helper and more tacks...

My problem was an irregular "slump block" concrete wall on which I wanted to mount a mountain lion rug. I solved it by cutting a 3/8"x4x8 sheet of plywood about 1/4-inch inside the outline of the rug and stapling the rug to the plywood. This allowed me to hang the lion skin flat on the uneven surface of the wall with concrete nails into the plywood, and at the angle I wanted.

Bill Quimby

Like PCS, I found the large-headed upholstery tacks work well and are easily painted to match.

In my case, the surrounding felt on the zebra rug is black, so I stuck the tacks into a piece of Styrofoam and sprayed them with flat enamel.



If there's no backing on the rug that provides an edge to fasten it, and you don't want to put holes in the skin, another option is a good quailty double-stick tape such as the type used for holding carpeting down.

Cut short lenghts of it and spread around the perimeter of the skin. Just don't remove any of the backing on the wall side until ready to fasten that particular piece to the wall.

Of course, the problem with the tape is removal. If you use it on sheetrock, it will likely pull off the paint & maybe the paper. So it will require a bit more patching than the tiny holes left by the tacks.

With either method, be sure to have a couple sets of extra hands! -TONY